Hubble tracks Ceres
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope took these images of the asteroid 1 Ceres over a 2-hour and 20-minute span, the time it takes the Texas-sized object to complete one quarter of a rotation. One day on Ceres lasts 9 hours.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0527a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 7 September 2005, 20:30 |
| Size: | 880 x 781 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Ceres |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Dwarf planet |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet U |
330 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
